Tuesday, October 18, 2016

Weird things you find in medieval manuscripts.

Dude! Wanna get stoned?


This image is from Bibliothèque municipale, ms. 69, p. 269. It shows a demon, I guess, giving rocks to someone: a saint or Jesus. Yet another example of "I don't know what the artist was thinking". Taken out of context, it could mean anything. "Dude, I got your burger." or, "Shut up and put it in your mouth." or "The schnozberries taste like schnozberries."

Or, perhaps, the artist was trying to convey something more sinister.


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